Congressional delegation to review Super Bowl

31/1/2025 12:04

A congressional delegation will visit New Orleans on Friday to inspect security ahead of the Feb. 9 Super Bowl following a New Year's Day attack in the city that killed 14 people and injured scores more, Axios reported. The delegation will be led by Alabama Representative Dale Strong, the chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, the news website reported, citing a spokesperson for the panel. Strong's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lawmakers will reportedly visit the site of the attack with officials from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI and New Orleans police. They will then tour the city's convention center and Caesars Superdome where they will be briefed by NFL and law enforcement officials. The NFL this week said they modified their security plans including adding more law enforcement support after a U.S. Army veteran rammed a truck into a crowd of revelers in the early hours of Jan. 1

in the city's popular French Quarter district. The FBI said 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group, acted on his own. NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier told reporters on Wednesday that law enforcement would number in the "thousands" between state, local and federal agencies. Lanier said there have not been any credible threats made on the event since Jan. 1. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry this week renewed a state of emergency established after the New Year's Day attack and said that checkpoints would be in place around the French Quarter. Lanier said the state of emergency brought in more state resources to the city.